A.M. Top News: Candidates, supporters push for last minute votes in midterm elections

Jim Watson/AFP/Getty ImagesPresident Obama speaks to an audience of young adults at an MTV town hall meeting Thursday.

President Obama engaged in conversation at a MTV town hall meeting Thursday as an audience consisting of young adults aired their concerns over immigration, education and gun control. The president addressed viewers' apprehensions but as the meeting came to a close, he urged the younger generation to revive the enthusiasm for political elections that helped get him into office in 2008.

According to MTV.com, Obama said, "One of the things that happened in the last election is that young people got involved in ways that they had never gotten involved in before and that has to sustain itself, that has to maintain itself. Because the only way we're gonna solve these problems is if everyone is seriously engaged."

The president is looking for some much-needed support from young voters with Democrats attempting to catch up to Republican contenders leading in midterm election polls.

As the Dems strive to maintain their majority in Congress, a NPR poll shows the existence of a "enthusiasm gap," meaning the voters with the most interest in the election tend to lean Republican while those least interested vote Democrat.

Meanwhile, also throwing a wrench into the election mix are Tea Party-endorsed candidates. According to The Associated Press, Partiers are giving incumbents a run for their money with 35 candidates waging visible campaigns that have put them ahead or within striking distance of their opponent.

Despite a similar call for smaller government, the Tea Party movement includes loose factions within the group. The New York Times compiled a list of Partiers detailing where they stand within the party, election details and outcome predictions.